Overview
- The parade airs Thursday, Nov. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to noon ET on NBC with a Peacock simulstream, followed by an NBC encore at 2 p.m. ET/PT.
- Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker return as hosts, with Telemundo carrying a Spanish-language telecast.
- Debuts include featured balloons for Buzz Lightyear, PAC-MAN, Mario and Shrek’s Onion Carriage, alongside new floats from LEGO, Netflix’s Stranger Things, Lindt, Pop Mart, Serta and Holland America Line.
- The performance slate spans pop, country and Broadway, with appearances by the Radio City Rockettes, Christopher Jackson, Ciara, Jewel, Busta Rhymes, Calum Scott, Shaggy, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang and more.
- Organizers say the 3½-hour event runs a 2.5-mile route from 77th Street to Herald Square, offers live SAP audio description, and is preceded by an NBC primetime Countdown special on Nov. 26.